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Facebook dropped from ESG index

BY ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019 11:53AM

Facebook has been dropped from the S&P 500 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Index after a series of scandals brought the company's ethics into question.

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